UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya stirred up quite a controversy recently. Dricus Du Plessis and he had been beefing for a while. However, it all started going south when the fighters started talking about ‘African roots’. The beef turned really ugly, and the two confronted each other after Du Plessis defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 290.

After the fight, Adesanya stepped into the ring and had a verbal exchange with Du Plessis that was anything but pretty. The champ proceeded to call Du Plessis the ‘n-word’ multiple times. The stage was set for these two to go to battle but due to an injury, Du Plessis had to back out. However, as Israel Adesanya recently revealed, he is still rooting for that fight to happen – because it is really important.

Israel Adesanya makes tall claims about the Dricus Du Plessis fight

As much as the fans wanted to see both Adesanya and Du Plessis take it all out in the ring, it will not happen – not now, at least. According to sources, Du Plessis sustained some injuries from the Whittaker fight that forced him out of his fight with Adesanya. Controversial Middleweight fighter Sean Strickland is now facing the Stylebender at the UFC 293 main event.

However, Adesanya still gives the Du Plessis fight a lot of importance and is waiting for it to happen. In a recent interview with Mike Bohn from MMAJunkie, Adesanya was asked about some of his recent statements. Apparently, the champ has said that if Khamzat Chimaev wins his fight against Paulo Costa, he could be next for him. Pointing this out, Bohn asked Adesanya if he still wanted the Du Plessis fight to happen.

“We’ll see if he shows up. Also, I’ll see how I feel. I’ll see how I feel. But [inaudible] I do want that fight. I definitely… that’s… that would be one of the most important fights in sporting history.“, remarked Adesanya.

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There are a lot of potential tough opponents for Israel Adesanya in the division at the moment. The Chimaev fight will definitely be one to look out for. However, it seems it’s the Du Plessis fight that has become personal for the Stylebender.

Fans react to Israel Adesanya dubbing the Du Plessis fight as ‘one of the most important fights in history’

Israel Adesanya has a lot of fans. He is someone who is good in the ring and entertaining outside as well. However, his latest stint at UFC 290 did rub the fans the wrong way. That is why, when he claimed that the Dricus Du Plessis fight could be one of the most important fights in history, the fans had to let him know otherwise.

Some fans sided with Israel Adesanya. They dropped comments like, “he’s just gonna smoke him who cares“, and “I’ll never understand the hate for Izzy. Same people will prolly praise him after he retires lol“.

However, most people seemed to be picked by the comment Adesanya made and didn’t hold back. One fan said, “Ddp really made izzy lose his entire mind“, while another said “Izzy cringe af“. Others, who didn’t agree with Adesanya, also contested his statement and openly disagreed with it in the comment section. Comments like, “Biggest fight in sports history? Come on bro“, “hell no not even the biggest fight in his division“, and “Sporting history. Man thinks that’s gonna be up there with the Rumble in the Jungle and Thrilla In Manila lol“, flooded in. 

One fan even called Adesanya delusional and commented saying, “Most delusional take I’ve heard a fighter say“.

Do you think Israel Adesanya was right about what he said? Who do you think wins the fight between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis? Is Khamzat Chimaev next for the Stylebender? We have to wait to find out.

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